Teenager Rescued After Two Days on Overturned Boat in Alaska

A 15-year-old boy was rescued off the coast of Alaska. Rescuers found him after he stayed on his small boat for two days in cold sea waters.

off the coast of= 特定の地域の陸地に近い海上で

The boy was fishing with his older brother and his cousin. They were catching fish for their local community. During the trip, their small boat overturned in the Bering Sea.

The teenager held onto the capsized, or turned-over, boat to stay above the water. Sadly, his older brother and cousin died when the boat turned over.

held onto= 流されたり落ちたりしないように〜にしがみついた

Rescuers found the boy alive after two days. People in the area are calling his survival a miracle.

学習ノート

表現パターン

パターン	意味
off the coast of	特定の地域の陸地に近い海上で
held onto	流されたり落ちたりしないように〜にしがみついた

語彙

語	意味
capsized	（船などが）転覆する；（船などを）転覆させる
miracle	とても驚くべき、ありそうもない出来事。
survival	生き残ること；生存

言語メモ

•アラスカのベーリング海は海水温が極めて低いため、転覆した船の上で2日間生存できたことは非常に稀なケースです。